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Sabres moving very rapidly now...have recieved permission to speak with Bylsma
That's DetDanny Williams MO.. He thinks he pieces together connections and possibilities that dont mean **** and have no bearing on a potential outcome
Maybe he knows the outcome already & is holding back on us ??
Well, you don't know how Toronto works when it comes to hockey.
John Hemingway(facing certain death): I want to see Buffalo win the Super Bowl.
David Coltrane(threatening John): Nobody's going to live that long, pal.
-The John Larroquette Show, "A Dark and Stormy Night", 4/12/94
Re: Sabres moving very rapidly now...have recieved permission to speak with Bylsma
Friedman: Bylsma wants Sabres' head coaching job
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman joined Calgary's Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning and discussed the coaching vacancy in Buffalo.
Friedman opined that the Buffalo job is the position Bylsma most covets:
Bylsma and Buffalo is going to be an interesting one. I think that's the job he wants, from what I've been told.
He coached Eichel at the worlds. Todd Richards was the head coach and Bylsma was the assistant on the American team. I think that's going to be one of his big selling points. "I coached Eichel. I coached Crosby." Getting the most out of star players, stuff like that. I believe that's going to be his sell job to the Sabres.
And the other thing too is Tim Murray, one of the guys he's tightest with is Chuck Fletcher of Minnesota, who was the assistant GM in Pittsburgh when they had Bylsma and won the Stanley Cup. So I have a feeling if Fletcher gives Bylsma any kind of good recommendation to Tim Murray, that's going to help Bylsma's situation there.
Friedman: Bylsma wants Sabres' head coaching job
The Buffalo Sabres may have missed out on Plan A, but their Plan B continues to look promising.Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman joined Calgary's Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning and discussed the coaching vacancy in Buffalo.The Sabres are interested in former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and have reportedly received permission to speak with him about the position.Friedman opined that the Buffalo job is the position Bylsma most covets:
Bylsma and Buffalo is going to be an interesting one. I think that's the job he wants, from what I've been told.
He coached Eichel at the worlds. Todd Richards was the head coach and Bylsma was the assistant on the American team. I think that's going to be one of his big selling points. "I coached Eichel. I coached Crosby." Getting the most out of star players, stuff like that. I believe that's going to be his sell job to the Sabres.
And the other thing too is Tim Murray, one of the guys he's tightest with is Chuck Fletcher of Minnesota, who was the assistant GM in Pittsburgh when they had Bylsma and won the Stanley Cup. So I have a feeling if Fletcher gives Bylsma any kind of good recommendation to Tim Murray, that's going to help Bylsma's situation there.
The Sabres were in heavy talks with Mike Babcock before he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and are looking to make a big splash as they continue to move forward with their rebuilding project and Bylsma may fit the bill.Bylsma won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2008-09 after taking over for Michel Therrien. He amassed a record of 252-117-32 in 401 regular season games with the franchise before his dismissal in June 2014. - With h/t to Today's Slapshot
Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman joined Calgary's Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning and discussed the coaching vacancy in Buffalo.
Friedman opined that the Buffalo job is the position Bylsma most covets:
Bylsma and Buffalo is going to be an interesting one. I think that's the job he wants, from what I've been told.
He coached Eichel at the worlds. Todd Richards was the head coach and Bylsma was the assistant on the American team. I think that's going to be one of his big selling points. "I coached Eichel. I coached Crosby." Getting the most out of star players, stuff like that. I believe that's going to be his sell job to the Sabres.
And the other thing too is Tim Murray, one of the guys he's tightest with is Chuck Fletcher of Minnesota, who was the assistant GM in Pittsburgh when they had Bylsma and won the Stanley Cup. So I have a feeling if Fletcher gives Bylsma any kind of good recommendation to Tim Murray, that's going to help Bylsma's situation there.
Friedman: Bylsma wants Sabres' head coaching job
The Buffalo Sabres may have missed out on Plan A, but their Plan B continues to look promising.Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman joined Calgary's Sportsnet 960 on Monday morning and discussed the coaching vacancy in Buffalo.The Sabres are interested in former Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma and have reportedly received permission to speak with him about the position.Friedman opined that the Buffalo job is the position Bylsma most covets:
Bylsma and Buffalo is going to be an interesting one. I think that's the job he wants, from what I've been told.
He coached Eichel at the worlds. Todd Richards was the head coach and Bylsma was the assistant on the American team. I think that's going to be one of his big selling points. "I coached Eichel. I coached Crosby." Getting the most out of star players, stuff like that. I believe that's going to be his sell job to the Sabres.
And the other thing too is Tim Murray, one of the guys he's tightest with is Chuck Fletcher of Minnesota, who was the assistant GM in Pittsburgh when they had Bylsma and won the Stanley Cup. So I have a feeling if Fletcher gives Bylsma any kind of good recommendation to Tim Murray, that's going to help Bylsma's situation there.
The Sabres were in heavy talks with Mike Babcock before he signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs and are looking to make a big splash as they continue to move forward with their rebuilding project and Bylsma may fit the bill.Bylsma won a Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2008-09 after taking over for Michel Therrien. He amassed a record of 252-117-32 in 401 regular season games with the franchise before his dismissal in June 2014. - With h/t to Today's Slapshot
Didn't lose him, he just got the offer he wanted from the team he wanted.
Well, let's not Jinx it ok ? We don't want to Jinx anything that could be a positive outcome for us. You need to be careful with those things, so I hear.
Well, let's not Jinx it ok ? We don't want to Jinx anything that could be a positive outcome for us. You need to be careful with those things, so I hear.
You should probably know what a jinx is, or wait till someone makes a jinx to post this.
i think buffalo became a dead end coaching stop after what the sabres pulled with Nolan.
Listen, i was never a fan of ted nolan. I wasn't a fan the first time he got hired, and i wasn't a fan the 2nd time. But what Murray did to him left a really sour taste in my mouth. Murray gave him the worse roster he could, and when nolan was in "danger" of overacheiving with that horrid roster he traded away any player slightly performing, or sent them down to the minors. Basically he made it impossible for nolan to win. Then at the end of the year he cans him? as if that disaster was any of his fault?
no, i don't think any A list coach wants to work with Murray.
They also gave him 2Y of unemployment and a chance in the NHL again. not exactly something he had going for himself prior to being hired.
i actually thought nolan showed why he's good with youngsters and getting people to buy into the program. so i'm not totally against saying he got the raw end of the deal.
Re: Sabres moving very rapidly now...have recieved permission to speak with Bylsma
Nolan got a golden parachute.
He knew what the deal was or he was dumb as a brick.
Notice how all the other NHL teams are avidly pursuing him?
I don't think he got treated badly and I'm glad he's gone.
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